{"cve":"CVE-2023-53716","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-22T14:15:46.250","modified":"2026-10-28T19:10:00.193","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()\n\nCommit 50749f2dd685 (\"tcp/udp: Fix memleaks of sk and zerocopy skbs with\nTX timestamp.\") added a call to skb_orphan_frags_rx() to fix leaks with\nzerocopy skbs. But it ended up adding a leak of its own. When\nskb_orphan_frags_rx() fails, the function just returns, leaking the skb\nit just cloned. Free it before returning.\n\nThis bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis\nSecurity Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58766252f6b2c0487cda6976a53d2bb03ae28e2a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779332447108545ef04682ea29af5f85c0202aee","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82501f1ead557cbee1c2467654ec109a80334d22","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a02fb71d7192ff1a9a47c9d937624966c6e09af","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a594382ec6d0cc8cff5a8bc7e61b54e3858fb243"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-28T19:37:43.506563291+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53716","score":0.0021,"percentile":0.11146,"date":"2026-10-28"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}